12 Jul 1989
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1989
Page
1
In Miramar Florida a fire extinguisher ruptured above a table fan causing smoke but no fire. Firefighters entered Carousel Nursery School with hoses ready after reports of flames. Lt Ed Murray called it unbelievable noting the fire never grew.
Partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low in the lower 70s. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and a 40 percent thunderstorm chance with a high in the mid 90s. Details on Page 4A.
Deaths of Frank E. Berman Aiken David C. Bristow Graniteville Rhett F. Crider North Augusta Helen H. Salley Aiken Ozell B. Simpkins Edgefield Morrie W. Thompson August William Wise Batesburg details on Page 5A imminent obituary listings for local communities confirmed by the newspaper.
President Bush vowed Hungary access to American aid and the first Peace Corps volunteers to a communist nation during a Budapest speech at Karl Marx University. He offered a 25 million dollar grant to spur free enterprise as barbed wire along the Austrian border was dismantled and the Iron Curtain appeared to part.
Aiken residents cope with high heat by staying indoors during peak sun and seeking shade. Patty Carver notes heat is part of summer while others say the season isn’t hotter than usual. People adjust with midday activities, outdoor avoidance, and reliance on afternoon rain for relief.
South Carolina lifts incipient drought alert for southern drought area as heavy rains relent, with the Augusta Aiken region receiving about 24.99 inches this year, 0.84 inches above normal. State meteorologist notes a wetter summer easing farm and lake owner hardships.
The report notes residents adapting to high temperatures with plans to vacation in cooler months. Larry Cummings maintains his daily exercise, aided by music, avoiding runs in peak heat. Rex A. Seay agrees heat hasn’t slowed activities and stays near air conditioning.
House tax writers seek $5.3 billion to cut the deficit by broadening taxes on pipe smokers telephone users air travelers and lenders. The plan would extend the 3 percent local phone tax and keep aviation taxes at current levels for another year while avoiding a general tax increase.
The Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to approve a substantial funding rise for cleaning up the nation’s nuclear weapons sites in closed session. A $75 million cut is anticipated for Idaho’s planned isotope separation plant, a move Energy Secretary James D. Watkins agrees with.
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